Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-18
Ira d. Patrick was in town Tuesday.
Dan Bowers is clerking for n. Done

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Picnic at Manchester, Wednesday,
Aug. 24th.
Go to Manchester. Kan, Aug. oath to
the big picnic.
Geo. Anthony returned to Burlington,
Colo, Tuesday.
T. C. Shanklin went to Burlington,
Colo, Tuesday.
Rain Monday night in many parts of
Thomas county.
Millbrook, Kansas, lost over SO. 900 in
the late cyclone.
The work on the First National Bank
is fast progressing.
A. C. Lombard has received his dog
cart. 1t is beauty.
Misses McNames and Miller went to
Burlington, Colo, Tuesday.
The CAT has ten pages this week like
the two preceding issues.
The Colby Cornet Band will play at
Manchester Aug. Gath at the picnic.
County Clerk Summers went to Ober-
lin Monday to see about his final proof.
Dance at Manchester, Wednesday,
Aug oath, in the evening. Best music.
Mr.. Knudson brought in load of veg
etables Tuesday and sold the same to s.
C. Britton s. Co.
A large portion of the trees planted on
the court house grounds last spring are
living and flourishing.
A. j. Senter, President Of the Lowell
Town Site Co., went to Burlington, Col,
Tuesday, for few days.
The real estate transfers show how
property is booming and changing hands.
1t is a good showing indeed.
At meeting of the Farmers Alliance
in Indiana recently resolutions were
adopted denouncing Cleveland.
Mr.. Johnson and wife, of Topeka, who
have been stopping at Colby for a few
days, went to Oberlin Monday.
Manchester Town Site Co. has engag
ed one thousand pounds for the picnic,
Aug. "a, 1887, at Manchester, Kan.
Mr.. Blake has sold his flour and feed
store to Messrs. Lovelace g. Hoff. Mr..
Blake goes to Oberlin to work in store.
Mr.. E. B. Woodward, formerly Coun-
ty Attorney Willcoxon's partner, and
Mr.. Eels, of Muscatine, Ia, were at Col
by Monday.
The Horse Shoe Grocery is doing bio
business and the public seems to like Mr..
Britton, and his clerks, Milt Sage and
Mr.. McDougall.
Jesse Irwin Justice of the Peace. start
ed his first case Monday He will with
out doubt make an excellent Justice and
be fair to all parties.
Mr. Spellman is putting up large post
office building 16x24 at Manchester, Kas.
The building at this booming town is
making much progress.
Even if it is little dry in certain por-
lions of Kansas, we should not complain. |
when it is ten times as bad in Michigan.
Illinois and Iowa
Col J. B. HallOwell, recently appoint
I'd Atty Gen. of Wichita. is doing noble |
work closing the joints of that city |
Many have been arrested. Some on as |
nigh as 1O5 counts.
Mon Brachear. of the firm of Thomas
& Brachear. of Voltaire, Kan, is at Col |
~ this week The above firm is doing a |
arge land bushes at Voltaire, and merit |
t for their integrity and push
Captain j. w. Allen was over from
Gusts Monday. He says Eustis is grow
ng fast and that the brick yard is a sue
less. 10000 are now in the kiln and
will be used in the First National Bank.
Post Master Fike caught large rattle
make in bottle the other day. 1t is
low preserved in alcohol at the Palace
Drug Store. 1t is in the front window,
nd adds to the already many attractions
herein.
w. A. Strayer, of Genesee, ILL.,. made
he CAT pleasant call Monday, and or
Tered the CAT changed fIom Genesee to
Kan. He has fine claim
lear the latter place, where he now cal
ulates to make his home.
Dodge City officials are trying to close
he whiskey joints of that city. Several
men have been killed by reason of the
of the law. 1t is said to re-
mind one of the rule of ''Wild Bilr' in
Abilene during the early days of its ex-
Rob Joyce and Tom Sutton went to
Burlington. Colo, last Friday, where
hey will engage in the general merchan-
Use business. They are right royal good |
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